There were five elections to the United States House of Representatives in 1983, during the

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List of elections

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Phil Gramm William Philip Gramm (born July 8, 1942) is an American economist and politician who represented Texas in both chambers of Congress. Though he began his political career as a Democrat, Gramm switched to the Republican Party in 1983. Gramm was a ...

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1978 Events January * January 1 – Air India Flight 855, a Boeing 747 passenger jet, crashes off the coast of Bombay, killing 213. * January 5 – Bülent Ecevit, of CHP, forms the new government of Turkey (42nd government). * January 6 ...

, , Incumbent resigned January 5, 1983, to run as a Republican.
Incumbent re-elected February 12, 1983.
Republican gain. , nowrap , , - ! , Benjamin S. Rosenthal , , Democratic , 1962 , , Incumbent died January 4, 1983.
New member

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March 1, 1983.
Democratic hold. , nowrap , , - ! , colspan=3 , None (district created following the 1980 census) , , Representative-elect

Jack Swigert John Leonard Swigert Jr. (August 30, 1931 – December 27, 1982) was an American NASA astronaut, test pilot, mechanical engineer, aerospace engineer, United States Air Force pilot, and politician. In April 1970, as command module pilot of Ap ...

(R) died December 27, 1982, of bone cancer.
New member

March 29, 1983.
Republican gain. , nowrap , , - ! , Phillip Burton , , Democratic , 1964 , , Incumbent died April 10, 1983.
New member

June 21, 1983.
Democratic hold. , nowrap , , - ! ,

Harold Washington Harold Lee Washington (April 15, 1922 – November 25, 1987) was an American lawyer and politician who was the 51st Mayor of Chicago. Washington became the first African American to be elected as the city's mayor in April 1983. He served as may ...

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1980 Events January * January 4 – U.S. President Jimmy Carter proclaims a grain embargo against the USSR with the support of the European Commission. * January 6 – Global Positioning System time epoch begins at 00:00 UTC. * January 9 – In ...

, , Incumbent resigned April 30, 1983, to become

Mayor of Chicago The mayor of Chicago is the chief executive of city government in Chicago, Illinois, the third-largest city in the United States. The mayor is responsible for the administration and management of various city departments, submits proposals and ...

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New member

August 23, 1983.
Democratic hold. , nowrap , , - ! ,

Larry McDonald Lawrence Patton McDonald (April 1, 1935 – September 1, 1983) was an American politician and a member of the United States House of Representatives, representing Georgia's 7th congressional district as a Democrat from 1975 until he was killed ...

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1974 Major events in 1974 include the aftermath of the 1973 oil crisis and the resignation of United States President Richard Nixon following the Watergate scandal. In the Middle East, the aftermath of the 1973 Yom Kippur War determined politics; ...

, , Incumbent died September 1, 1983, in the

Korean Air Lines Flight 007 Korean Air Lines Flight 007 (KE007/KAL007)The flight number KAL 007 was used by air traffic control, while the public flight booking system used KE 007 was a scheduled Korean Air Lines flight from New York City to Seoul via Anchorage, Alas ...

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New member

November 8, 1983.
Democratic hold. , nowrap , :

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References

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1983 The year 1983 saw both the official beginning of the Internet and the first mobile cellular telephone call. Events January * January 1 – The migration of the ARPANET to TCP/IP is officially completed (this is considered to be the beginning ...